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Brielle School District� 2026-2027 School Budget �Public Hearing� April 29, 2026��

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2026-2027 Budget Revenues

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Proposed General Fund Tax Levy Increase

Tentative Approved General Fund Tax Levy of $15,746,458 or a 3.55% Tax Levy increase

Tax Levy increase of $539,254

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	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027	Change from prior year
Local Tax Levy	$14,909,024	$15,207,204	$15,746,458	+$539,254
State Aid	$1,158,307	$1,173,245	$1,214,537	+41,392
Maintenance Reserve Withdrawal	$479,824 (used Excess Surplus)	$200,704 (used Excess Surplus)	$145,000	-$55,704
Interest	$57,000	$150,000	$170,000	+$20,000
Total Operating Budget	$16,604,155	$16,848,093	$17,439,159	+591,066
Federal Grants/Activity Funds	$146,640	$173,418	$130,064	-$43,354
Total Revenue/Sources	$16,750,795	$16,848,093	$17,439,159	+$591,066

Brielle School Budget -- Revenues

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2026-2027 Budget Appropriations

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Description	2025-2026	Budgeted 2026-2027	Change
Tuition-Regular and Special Education	$5,837,995	$5,922,964	+$84,969
Regular Education Instruction	$3,102,528	$2,870,642	-$231,886
Employee Benefits (Health, Dental)	$1,310,467	$1,845,778	+$535,311
Special Education Instruction (Resource Room, SP, OT, PT, CST)	$1,714,293	$1,782,834	+$68,541
Building Maintenance (Salaries, Utilities, Supplies, Maintenance)	$1,058,892	$852,693	-$206,199
Administration/Tech/Guidance/Secretaries	$1,074,420	$1,097,218	+$22,798
Transportation	$911,117	$962,214	+$51,097
Other Expenses (Tech Purchases, Supplies, Textbooks, etc.)	$165,850	$180,100	+$14,250
Total Expenses	$15,175,562	$15,514,443	+$338,881

Brielle School Budget -- Appropriations

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Special Education Students - OOD Tuition and related services increases.

Health Care increase of 23.5%. Dental increase of 5%.

MHS Regular Ed. Tuition increase to $23,663 (+$2,274 per/student) 10% increase

MHS CLI Program Tuition $100,623 (increase of $1,223)

MHS 24-25 SY adjustment of $24,891 to 2026-2027 budget

6. MHS anticipated adjustment of $200,000 for ICR sections 25-6 SY

Brielle Elementary School

2026-2027 Budget

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Proposed School Tax Impact

Assessed Home Value	2025-2026 School Tax $	2025-2026 Tax Rate	2026-2027 School Tax $	2026-2027 Tax Rate	Increase/ Decrease
$1,346,832 (Borough average)	$7,628.78	$.566424	$7,262.62	0.539237	Decrease of $366.16
$950,800	$5,385.56	$.566424	$5,127.07	0.539237	Decrease of $258.49

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Fiscally responsible budget that meets Board of Education obligations

Advances the efficacy of the educational program

Supports academic, extra-curricular, and athletic programs

Meets state mandates

Budget Accomplishments

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District Goals

Goal 1: Implement a new math program in grades K-5.

�Goal 2: Implement programming to enhance students’ social-emotional development, including character education, executive functioning, metacognition, and Zones of Regulation.

�Goal 3: Explore opportunities to expand the district’s use of technology tools to increase efficiency and enhance organization

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Progress on Goals

Goal 1: K-5 Math

Into Math was implemented in grades K-5 this year

PD time was dedicated to training, analysis, and evaluation of the program

The revised Into Math program was examined by K-5 teachers

Administration scheduled observations during math periods to gather data and feedback regarding program implementation.

Budget Impacts:

We will purchase V2 of Into Math for the 26-27 school year.

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Progress on Goals

Goal 2: Social-Emotional Learning

Extensive training on the Nurtured Heart Approach following the award of the DREAMS grant

New school programs were implemented: Monthly School Assemblies, Blazer Bucks, Harlem Wizards (with Manasquan),

Parent Education through BEPAG presentation

Budget Impacts

Budget continues to support two full-time guidance counselors.
Resources for guidance programs are prioritized in this budget.

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Progress on Goals

Effective use of technology tools:

Transition to Genesis for HR, Payroll, Budget and Teacher Evaluation

Replaced Impero with Hapara

Expanded use of Parent Square

Transition from LinkIt to Genesis for benchmarks and analysis of student progress data under consideration

Budget Impacts

Continued cost savings for enhanced operations using more robust tools

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Other Proposed Changes for 26-27

Adjustments to Middle School Specials:

Band/Choir will be offered as a specials course two times per week.

6th grade students not enrolled in Band/Choir will have one section of General Music and one section of Study Skills.

7th/8th grade students not enrolled in Band/Choir will have two sections of Study Skills.

Financial Literacy will only be placed in grade 8, meeting the mandate for one course for this content area in middle school.

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Enrollment Projection

Planning for three K sections, enrollment incomplete.

Two sections for grade 5

Special education needs continue to decrease; therefore, adequate staffing will be in place to support three sections in grade 4 and grade 6.

Grade Level	Enrollment
K
1	50
2	53
3	55
4	49
5	42
6	45
7	51
8	52

Based on math placement and the master schedule, grade 6 will go to three sections for core academics only.

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Teachers meet weekly in Professional Learning Communities (PLC) to collaborate and advance best practices

Membership in professional organizations such as BDO Consulting, provides relevant training and collaboration with sending districts

Consultation with experts in specific fields and attendance at professional conferences align with district goals

Training for technology tools supports effective use of academic data and vertical articulation (Genesis, IXL)

Use of GCN, a web-based program, provides a cost-effective method for staff members’ state mandated annual training

Professional Development Initiatives

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Continues cost sharing agreement for Brielle Police Officer in school

Maintains security cameras and related systems to ensure school safety

Funds other relevant safety measures as required by NJDOE

Brielle Elementary School

Proposed 202-2027 Budget

Safety & Security

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